Protests grip Malaysia's capital
Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad joined anti-government protesters on Sunday and called for a people's power movement to topple Prime Minister Najib Razak over a financial scandal. "The only way for the people to get back to the old system is for them to remove this prime minister," said Mahathir. "And to remove him, the people must show people's power. The people as a whole do not want this kind of corrupt leader.” The protest has brought into the streets a political crisis triggered by reports of a mysterious transfer worth more than $600 million into an account under Najib's name.
Suspect in Bangkok blast had bomb-making material
A suspect in the bombing that killed 20 people and wounded many more at Erawan shrine in Bangkok this month had bomb-making material in his room, Thailand police said on Sunday. According to police spokesman Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri, “The man was arrested on Saturday and is denying any involvement and has given us some information." Police found fuses when they searched the man's apartment in a suburb of Bangkok. However, he is not the man in a yellow T-shirt and dark-framed glasses who was identified from surveillance video as the chief suspect in the bombing, Prawut said.
Syrian children disappear from Austrian hospital
Three Syrian children and their families who were rescued from a minivan containing 26 migrants have disappeared from the hospital in which they were being treated on Sunday. The children were taken to hospital in the town of Braunau am Inn on Friday suffering from severe dehydration. They were found a day after 71 bodies were discovered in an abandoned lorry in Austria. Several European countries have called for urgent talks on the refugee crisis. The children including two girls and a boy aged between one and five years old were said to have been crammed in the back along with other refugee from Syria, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Snowden’s escape to Russia was my idea: Julian Assange
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange played a role US whistleblower Edward Snowden's decision to seek asylum in Russia, instead of Latin America. Assange says it was he who advised Snowden to turn to Moscow for refuge. Snowden “preferred Latin America, but my advice was that he should take asylum in Russia despite the negative PR consequences, because my assessment is that he had a significant risk of being kidnapped from Latin America on CIA orders…kidnapped and possibly killed”, Assange said. Snowden flew to Moscow from Hong Kong in June 2013.
Fire in Saudi residential complex kills 11
A fire at an international residential complex in the Saudi Arabian city of Khobar killed 11 people and injured more than 200 on Sunday. A preliminary investigation showed the fire started in the basement of a building at the Radium compound rented by energy giant Saudi Aramco. The cause of the blaze had not been determined. Saudi Aramco is the state-owned petroleum and natural gas company based in Dhahran. Aramco, which employs more than 60,000 workers in 77 countries, says it maintains the world’s largest spare crude oil production capacity.
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Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad joined anti-government protesters on Sunday and called for a people's power movement to topple Prime Minister Najib Razak over a financial scandal. "The only way for the people to get back to the old system is for them to remove this prime minister," said Mahathir. "And to remove him, the people must show people's power. The people as a whole do not want this kind of corrupt leader.” The protest has brought into the streets a political crisis triggered by reports of a mysterious transfer worth more than $600 million into an account under Najib's name.
Suspect in Bangkok blast had bomb-making material
A suspect in the bombing that killed 20 people and wounded many more at Erawan shrine in Bangkok this month had bomb-making material in his room, Thailand police said on Sunday. According to police spokesman Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri, “The man was arrested on Saturday and is denying any involvement and has given us some information." Police found fuses when they searched the man's apartment in a suburb of Bangkok. However, he is not the man in a yellow T-shirt and dark-framed glasses who was identified from surveillance video as the chief suspect in the bombing, Prawut said.
Syrian children disappear from Austrian hospital
Three Syrian children and their families who were rescued from a minivan containing 26 migrants have disappeared from the hospital in which they were being treated on Sunday. The children were taken to hospital in the town of Braunau am Inn on Friday suffering from severe dehydration. They were found a day after 71 bodies were discovered in an abandoned lorry in Austria. Several European countries have called for urgent talks on the refugee crisis. The children including two girls and a boy aged between one and five years old were said to have been crammed in the back along with other refugee from Syria, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Snowden’s escape to Russia was my idea: Julian Assange
Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange played a role US whistleblower Edward Snowden's decision to seek asylum in Russia, instead of Latin America. Assange says it was he who advised Snowden to turn to Moscow for refuge. Snowden “preferred Latin America, but my advice was that he should take asylum in Russia despite the negative PR consequences, because my assessment is that he had a significant risk of being kidnapped from Latin America on CIA orders…kidnapped and possibly killed”, Assange said. Snowden flew to Moscow from Hong Kong in June 2013.
Fire in Saudi residential complex kills 11
A fire at an international residential complex in the Saudi Arabian city of Khobar killed 11 people and injured more than 200 on Sunday. A preliminary investigation showed the fire started in the basement of a building at the Radium compound rented by energy giant Saudi Aramco. The cause of the blaze had not been determined. Saudi Aramco is the state-owned petroleum and natural gas company based in Dhahran. Aramco, which employs more than 60,000 workers in 77 countries, says it maintains the world’s largest spare crude oil production capacity.
